 English I: Introduction to Literature Grades 8-12 $29 + shipping for the 132 paged print book $27 for the e-book |
Excellence in Literature - Reading and Writing Through the Classics This is such an interesting program I enjoyed it much more then my kids did but they are in 4th and 6th grade so when they are a little bit older I think they will really LOVE it. Since my kids are little bit too young we just worked on the short stories chapter and briefly skimmed the rest of the book. We enjoyed all of the sensory input that Excellence in Literature gave to our stories, she includes art and music which seems to just bring everything together for a well rounded view of what you have been reading. They start with an overview of how to read a book and then how to read fiction, poems, a comedy and tragedy, and even challenging literature which was very helpful to both of my children. This is an EXCELLENT program and I highly recommend it. Literature was one of my favorite subjects in jr. high, high school and college and I belive the reason is because I had a wonderful lit teacher in 8th grade that instilled a love for literature, she taught us all about Macbeth by Shakespeare and took us to see the play and that sealed it for me, I fell in love with literature. This program reminds me of that teacher and can help your children fall in love with literature also! In 2 years when Makenzie is in 8th grade I believe she will be able to follow this program easily on her on with a little help from me here and there. Here is what's included the unit studies, I love that there is an honor's track too!  |
Unit 1: Short Stories
Unit 2: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Honors: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Unit 3: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
Honors: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Unit 4: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Honors: Shirley or Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Unit 5: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Honors: Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Unit 6: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Honors: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Unit 7: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Honors: 1984 by George Orwell
Unit 8: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Honors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Unit 9: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Honors: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
One of my favorite quotes
"Some books are meant to be tasted, some swallowed, and some few digested..."
Francis Bacon
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Click on the link if you would like to see what other members of the TOS homeschool crew had to say about Excellence in Literatrue.
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